Robert Adams: Listening to the River

Through compositions made along creeks and riverbeds that meander through Denver suburbs, the artist invites the viewer to pause, look around, and celebrate the small fragments of nature’s beauty that can still be found in anonymous, everyday places.

Vertical black-and-white photograph of a grassy field with a plant on the left side and a tree on the right side.
Four black-and-white photographs with trees, fence posts, and a small stream.
Two black-and-white photographs with a windswept tree and overcast sky.
Five black-and-white photographs depicting an open field with light snow and a brightly lit sky.
Three black-and-white photographs with trees, a picnic table, and figures next to a pond with a brightly lit sky.
Four black-and-white photographs with a stream, trees, and a brightly lit sky with clouds.
Four black-and-white photographs with leafy tree branches and a brightly lit sky.
Six vertical black and white photographs of a rocky landscape at a tilted angle with trees against a brightly lit sky.
Four vertical black-and-white photographs of a hillside and leafy trees.
Five black-and-white photographs overlooking valleys and mountain-sides against a brightly lit sky.
Five vertical black-and-white photographs of a valley with shrubs and a downed tree and an overcast sky.
Four vertical black-and-white photographs showing an open field, a downed tree branch and telephone pole, a person standing in front of suburban home, and a structure with light snow and a brightly lit sky.
Four vertical black-and-white- photographs of an open grassy field with tree branches, flowers, and a brightly lit sky.
Five vertical black-and-white photographs of a grassy riverbank with trees and an overcast sky.
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Robert Adams: The Plains, from Memory
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Robert Adams: The New West
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Robert Adams: Denver
Black and white photograph of open grasslands with a small cluster of trees and houses in the distance, under a cloudy sky.

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